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(dɪskəs)

Word forms: plural discuses

1. countable noun

A discus is a heavy circular object which athletes try to throw as far as they can as a sport.

2. singular noun

The discus is the sport of throwing a discus.

He won the discus at the Commonwealth Games.

discus in British English

(ˈdɪskəs)

nounWord forms: plural discuses or disci (ˈdɪskaɪ)

(originally) a circular stone or plate used in throwing competitions by the ancient Greeks

2. athletics

a similar disc-shaped object with a heavy middle thrown by athletes

(as modifier)

a discus thrower

3. the discus

a South American cichlid fish, Symphysodon discus, that has a compressed coloured body and is a popular aquarium fish

Word origin

C17: from Latin, from Greek diskos from dikein to throw

discus in American English

(ˈdɪskəs)

nounWord forms: plural ˈdiscuses or ˈdisˌci (ˈdɪsˌaɪ)

a heavy disk, usually made of metal and wood, that is thrown for distance as a test of strength and skill

the throwing of the discus as a field event in track and field meets

: in full discus throw

Word origin

L < Gr diskos < base of dikein, to throw, akin to deiknynai, to show, point out: see diction

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Has made a huge impact since converting from playing rugby union to throwing the discus.She lives with them and six siblings a discus throw from the planned Olympic Park.A blind discus thrower has to train in a graveyard, with his son clapping to tell him in which direction to throw.When a discus thrower spins around in a 360-degree motion, what is the trajectory of the discus from the point of release?

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释义	Trends of discus View usage for: discus (dɪskəs) Word forms: plural discuses 1. countable noun A discus is a heavy circular object which athletes try to throw as far as they can as a sport. 2. singular noun The discus is the sport of throwing a discus. He won the discus at the Commonwealth Games. discus in British English (ˈdɪskəs) nounWord forms: plural discuses or disci (ˈdɪskaɪ) 1. (originally) a circular stone or plate used in throwing competitions by the ancient Greeks 2. athletics a. a similar disc-shaped object with a heavy middle thrown by athletes b. (as modifier) a discus thrower 3. the discus 4. a South American cichlid fish, Symphysodon discus, that has a compressed coloured body and is a popular aquarium fish Word origin C17: from Latin, from Greek diskos from dikein to throw discus in American English (ˈdɪskəs) nounWord forms: plural ˈdiscuses or ˈdisˌci (ˈdɪsˌaɪ) 1. a heavy disk, usually made of metal and wood, that is thrown for distance as a test of strength and skill 2. the throwing of the discus as a field event in track and field meets : in full discus throw Word origin L < Gr diskos < base of dikein, to throw, akin to deiknynai, to show, point out: see diction Image of discus © albund, shutterstock Examples of 'discus' in a sentence discus Has made a huge impact since converting from playing rugby union to throwing the discus. Times, Sunday Times (2011) She lives with them and six siblings a discus throw from the planned Olympic Park. Times, Sunday Times (2006) A blind discus thrower has to train in a graveyard, with his son clapping to tell him in which direction to throw. Times, Sunday Times (2011) When a discus thrower spins around in a 360-degree motion, what is the trajectory of the discus from the point of release? Pressley, Michael & McCormick, Christine Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995) Word lists with discus athletics Definition of 'discus'
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